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Laser ablation and fluid flows reveal the mechanism behind spindle and centrosome positioning | Nature Physics

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Subjects Applied mathematics Biological physics Biophysics Computational biophysics Abstract Few techniques are available for studying the nature of forces that drive subcellular dynamics. Here we develop two complementary ones. The first is femtosecond stereotactic laser ablation, which rapidly creates complex cuts of subcellular structures and enables precise dissection of when, where and in what direction forces are generated. The second is an assessment of subcellular fluid flows by comparison of direct flow measurements using microinjected fluorescent nanodiamonds with large-scale fluid-s

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